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Hi all

Using straw to raise stawberries off the ground seems to bring lots of
unwanted weeds into the garden.
This may be down to the source I suppose, a local pet supplies store.

Does anyone have any less troublesome ideas for alternative?

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Phil
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Hi all

Using straw to raise stawberries off the ground seems to bring lots of
unwanted weeds into the garden.
This may be down to the source I suppose, a local pet supplies store.

Does anyone have any less troublesome ideas for alternative?

Thanks

Phil


Do you need to raise stawberries off the ground? Nobody I know does.
Netting them keeps birds off. Other than that I see no problems with mine.
Straw, if that is what it is described as, can be hay. Lots of weeds in it.

Baz
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